Next to the earthquakes, the South Island had to endure another tragedy; the Pike River Mine disaster. This event dominated the newspapers for this month while other highlights were;
- Change in INZ fees
- Employer responsibilities under the new Immigration Act
- GST court ruling may have far reaching consequences
- 10% loss of population to Australia
- Hospital mistakes costing 127 lives
- MP Travel perks debate followed by many PWong articles
- US-NZ relationships
- National Standards discussions
- Decrease in unemployment to now 6
- TradeMe pushes aside Seek in jobs
- The UK departure tax and tourism
- Budget shortfall
- Mining on Maori land
- House market continue to drop
- Credit card spending up
- Aftershocks hit Christchurch
- Business confidence up
- Do more online
- Kiwi fruit disease and PSA financial support
- Various articles about the Russian free trade agreement
- Prince William to marry
- The Beatles on iTunes
- Labour's new economic direction
- North v South Korea, does this mean a possible war in the new year?
- 90 Day Employment bill passed
Again an event full month. C U next month ….
